First responders unable respond to distress calls amid Israeli attacks

Gaza’s civil defence teams say they cannot respond to distress calls from families because of intense Israeli bombardment.

“Those besieged in the areas of incursion suffer from a complete lack of livelihood. The suspension of our services has completely affected the lives of citizens who are exposed to Israeli bombardment,” a civil defence member told Al Jazeera.

Israel’s military assault expanded across the northern areas of the Palestinian territory in October, and last week it targeted a major hospital now emptied of its staff and patients.